The Government on Shortwave Radio

This seemed like an approproiate place to post this.
Anyone out there ever listen to shortwave brodcasts (KKN state department stations, or "numbers stations", or the like?)
I would be interested in discussing frequencies and what you
have heard.

I haven't listened in a few years; I was posting to see if those stations were still active or had been trampled in the march of technology.
Numbers stations, if you aren't familiar with them are stations on the HF (High Frequency or, more commonly called, Shortwave band) where the just
broadcast strings of numbers. Supposedly cloak and dagger stuff.

I need to purchase some hardware at a surplus store... I wonder how much I can find out on the radio up in canada, surely they must have some secret
projects operating behind the big closed doors. Does any one know where suspected underground bases are supposed to be in canada?

I heard Andrews Air Force base giving out an EAM (Emergency Action Message) a couple of nights ago on approx 11.200 Mhz USB (I don't think they use
AM or even Fm on HF).
Part of the USAF Mystic Star network I believe.
Totally encrypted of course, but interesting to hear never the less.

I recommend a US magazine called "Monitoring Times".. they have good listings of current numbers stations each month. Also try typing "numbers
stations" in on google. There's a society out there (UK based I think) that's devoted to numbers stations.

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